Length of stay reduction: Two innovative hospital approaches

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Noetscher, Cheryl M ^a   Morreale, Gene F ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum of care; Hospitalization; Length of stay; Physician profiles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0035489738     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200110000-00002     Document Type: Article

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